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(No Model.)

G. 85 F. PAPE.

, HAT HOOK No. 364,038. I Patented May 31, 1887.

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GUSTAV PAPE AND FREDERICK PAPE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT-Hook.

SP-EGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,038, dated May 31, 1857.

Application filed September 28, 1886. Serial No. 214,792, (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, GUSTAV PAPE and FREDERICK PAPE, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hat-Hook, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Ourinvention relates to a hat-hook provided w1th a pivoted arm arranged to be closed upon the hat or other garment placed upon the hook and locked for preventing the removal of the garment except by the person holding the key'to unlock the pivoted arm.

The invention consists of means for locking the key in the lock portion of the hook when the pivoted arm is elevated; and the invention also consists of the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

I in which similar letters of reference indicate the casing 13 upon the pin a.

corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our new and improved hat-hook, showing the pivoted arm closed and locked. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the look mechanism, the face-plate being removed, and showing the pivoted arm closed in full lines and open in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is an inside view of the face-plate, showing the key-locking device. Fig. at illusgraltges a key for operating the tumbler of the A represents the permanent hook, secured to or cast with the hollow base or casing B, and 0 represents. the locking-arm, pivoted in The casing Bis formed with side flanges, b, for securing the hook to the wall, hat-rack, or other support, and this casing incloses the lock mechanism for the arm 0, consisting in this instance of the tumbler c and spring cl. The pivot-pin e of the tumbler 0 forms the key-post of thelock. The spring (1 is arranged to act upon the tumbler c to force it forward, and also to act upon the inner end, d, of the pivoted arm (3 to normally hold the said arm open to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. When the arm 7 this position by the tumbler cswinging under the inner end, d, as shown in Fig. 2. The prong g of the pivoted arm 0 constitutes a handle for convenience in closing the arm 0, and the shoulder h of the casing B constitutes a stop to prevent the arm Ofrom being drawn downward too far.

Upon the inner surface of the removable faceplate D of the casing B is pivoted, just below the key-hole f, the key-locking plate E. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.) This plateE is provided with the two proj ections-i t, which span the inner end, d, of the arm 0, so that when the said arm 0 is brought to closed position the main body portion of the plate E will be swung wholly to one side of the keyhole, so that it will not interfere with the insertion or removal of the key from the key hole; but when the arm 0 is elevated by spring 11 the inner end, d, of the arm will strike the projection 11 and spring the plate E partially 1 over thekey-hole, thus locking the key therein, so it cannot be removed without first drawing the arm 0 downward to locked position.

Constructed in the manner described, a hat or other garment placed upon the hook A may be conveniently locked thereon by simply drawing downward upon the arm 0. When so locked, the key may be removed from the key-hole, so that the garment cannot be removed from the hook except by the person holding the key. To unlock the arm 0, the key has simply to be inserted and turned against the tumbler .c, which will release the inner end of the arm 0 and permit the spring d to elevate the outer portion of the arm. The

'movement of the inner end, cl, will cause it to strike the projection z" of the plate E and move it partially over the key-hole, so as to engage with the key and prevent it from being withdrawn.

Our hat-hook is designed more particularly for use in barber-shops, to prevent the ex.- changing of hats by customers. The normal condition of the arm 0 is elevated, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. When in this position, (which it assumes byinserting and turning the key,) the plate E is swung across the key-hole, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3, and into engagement with the nib of the key, so the key cannot be withdrawn. customer entering the shop places his hat upon the arm A, and then draws downward upon 1 the arm 0, so that the prongf secures the hat. At this time the end (1 of the arm 0 swings the plate E out of engagement with the nib of the key, and the customer removes the key and keeps it until he wishes to remove his hat from the hook. The key is then inserted to unlock the arm 0, which swings to its elevated position and at the same time locks the key in the look, so that the customer cannot remove it, but must leave it in place for the next customer who may place his hat upon the hook. Inthis way there is no danger but what the key will always be at hand when the hook is to be used, and there is no danger of the exchange of garments, and the customer may rest in perfect ease, as he himself holds the key, while the hook holds his hat, and the shop-keeper has no fear that the customer will carry off the key.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- .key when said arm'is locked, substantially as described.

GUSTAV PAPE. FREDERICK PAPE.

Witnesses.

J oI-IN D. ROVER, CHARLES HORN. 

